Improvement in fence-posts



U1\TITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. PLANK, OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE-POSTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 182,702, da.ted September 26, 1876; application filed July 3,1876.

T0 all whom 1Zt mag; concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. PLANK, of De Kalb, De Kalb county, and State 0 f Il1inois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovement in Ir0n Fence-Posts; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had 130 the aceoxnpanying drawings, forming a part 0f this specification, and

in whieh Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved iron fence-post. Fig. 2 represents an edge view, am] Fig'. 3 represents a section 011 line A B, Fig. l.

T0 enable those skil led in the art t0 whiuh my invention belongs to make and use the :&Ii]8, I will proceed t0 describe it more in de- In the drawings, the parl; markedA represents the metallie post properto the lower wedge-shaped end B of which am seeured the curved metallic holding-flukes O O, the 1atte1 being driven into the ground when the post is used, and their lower ends"a are made tapering 0r wedge shape t0 faeilitate the entrunce of the flukes0 O into the ground.

The upper end 0f post A is provided with a series 0f holes, b, for the passage 0f fencewires D, and 130 facilitate the removal and attaehment 0f such wires 120 post A, the post: is slotted, as seen at c, and the parts E E of the post are held from springing apart, after the wires D have been inserted, by means of small rings d, and these rings may be slipped upon the posts before and after each line of My metallic post may be used in aonnection With a board fence, the ends of the boards 0r rails being fastened by meaus of rivets 0 passing through holes b, and the ends 0f the 'boards 01 rails F.

Having described 1ny improvement in iron fence-posts, whac I c1aim therein asnew and 0f my invention, and desire '00 seeure by Letzters Patent, is

l. The metallicfencepost A, split 0r slotted from its upper end for a portion of its length only, and formed with holes b in the line 0f the slib 01 slot, in combination with holdingrings, zus sei: forth.

2. The two-pointed converging eurved flukes O, placed back t0 back, in combination with the intermediate wedge-shaped 01 tapering end 0f p0st A, 130 whieh said linkes are attached, as shown and sei; forth.

WILLIAM W. PLANK. Witnesses:

FRANGIS P. WRIGHT, ARC'HIBALD M. UPSON. 

